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Last Edit: 8/17/2011

//Feed, Kite Runner, Night, The Road//
=Advanced Reading Texts= || = Companion Reading = || = Relevant Websites = || =Related Poems, Essays & Articles= || =Audio, Movies or other Versions= = = || =Novel Ties, Pink Monkey, Spark Notes or other Study Guides= || = Hands-on Activities and Creative Projects = || = Thematic Connections = || - (in progress) - ||  ||   ||   ||   || Novel tie ||   || - || -“Get Smarter”- a response article discussing the positives of technology use and our brain’s responses. -Forward and selections from “Amusing Ourselves to Death” by Neil Postman. This prescient book (1985) closely examines how we people were starting to rely on technology for emotional and practical needs. || -Homepage for the author with articles, videos, reviews and essays he has written. || - “When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer”-Whitman -“The Tables Turned”- Wordsworth || - No movie yet, but several youtube attempts by high school kids worth looking into || -Study guide for the publisher with thoughtful writing prompts (a pdf). - || -Self-depriving of any technology use for 12, 24 or 48 hours and keep a written log (or video or audio log) of the experience. -Defining what constitutes “technology” and making a timeline of significant technological changes throughout man’s history. - Comparing language use in the novel to language online and in texting and recognizing similarities and difference (venn diagram?) - || -Technology -Independent Thinking -The Future || (in progress) ||  ||   ||   || DVD || spark notes ||   ||   ||
 * ==== Catcher in the Rye ====
 * ==== Feed ==== || -“Is Google Making us Stupid”- Carr. An excellent article examining the way we use our brains is being changed by technology.
 * Into the Wild-
 * The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

(in progress) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Into Thin Air

(in progress) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Movies: The Pianist, Life is Beautiful, Witnessing Darfur, Freedom Writers || novel tie, spark notes || -Make use of one of the dozens of active exercises listed an described on this page. || -Perseverance -Evil -Non-fiction || -Kim Addonizio's "Night of the Living, Night of the Dead". This creepy poem asks us to look at how like "the dead" we are. || -Schmoop surprisingly already has a full set of resources for this modern classic. - He already has his own society, check it out: The Cormac McCarthy Society. || - A 40 minute interesting audio discussion with 3 writers on Slate.com. || -Movie version is very true to the book and well acted but does not add much to the discussion. -The Trailer || -Thoughtful insights and discussion points from Oprah.
 * Kite Runner || A Thousand Splendid Suns (sparknotes & audio)) || Hulu.com ||  || DVD, audio || sparknotes ||   ||   ||
 * Night || The Moon is Down, Anne Frank, excerpts from __The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society__ || [|www.ushmm.org] and [|http://remember.org] || Who Was the Woman Who Wore the Hat?, Wedding Gown article || Audio is available in many public libraries.
 * Of Mice and Men ||  ||   ||   || DVD || Novel tie ||   ||   ||
 * The Road || -Plato's Allegory of the Cave- this version has a useful introduction.

-Excellent slide show from HS teacher with assignments, discussion points, writing prompts etc... || -Design a soundtrack for the a movie version of this novel (if they have not seen the movie). Cd art work included. -Push a shopping cart around for a day of school or on the walk home. -Visual representations of this version of our world. -Creating fire with flint and steel. || -Good vs. Evil -Survival vs. morality - Memory and the past - Violence -Different types of reality -Hope vs defeat -Suicide ||